Archive for Abu Zayd

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Website On Hold

Alhamdulillah, after the problems with the first server, I have now purchased a new one…

9Aug2008 | Abu Zayd | 107 actions | Continued
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9 Ways To Make Someone Smile Today

Smiling is a neglected Sunnah. How often do very knowledgable scholars appear on TV talking about Islam, yet you don’t ever see them smile! Here are 9 ways to make someone smile today.

Smile at them!
Help them with something.
Call just to see how they’re doing.
Tell a joke
Say I love you
Give them a cherished book.
Tell a joke
Greet [...]

8Aug2008 | Abu Zayd | 2 actions | Continued
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Don’t Be Ashamed Of Being A Muslim

I was travelling to a training course, and for preparation, we were asked to draw out our life timeline. This would highlight all our moments that changed us the most. The obvious one for me was when I was a late teenager and I began reading the Qur’an - this changed my life. But should [...]

6Aug2008 | Abu Zayd | 150 actions | Continued
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Our Pathetic State - A Poem

I love messages that target those ‘practising’ Muslims amongst us. Those of us who think all is ok, and then we’re hit by words that makes us think twice. It reminds us that the battle with Shaytan is never over, until after the very last breath of life.
by Mariam from the blog “The Seventeen”
Cute Hijabs, [...]

5Aug2008 | Abu Zayd | 1 action | Continued
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Server Problems

As-salamu ‘alaykum,
I had planned the move from Islamactive.net to here by this time.
However, I purchased a server but it turned out to be faulty, so now I’m looking for a new one. This is what has caused the delay.
Apologies, but soon insha’ Allah - we will have a great website up and running with [...]

4Aug2008 | Abu Zayd | 115 actions | Continued
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The Myth Of The ‘Gay Gene’

The idea that a Gay gene exists, making people homosexuals, is a complete Myth that can be proven to be false using science.
It’s really simple to proove. If there was a Gay gene then all Gay people with an identical twin would find there twin to be Gay as well. This is because they have [...]

3Aug2008 | Abu Zayd | 4 actions | Continued
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People Of Complaining

I often conclude that we are a people of complaining, whinging and whining. I remember when I used to work for an Internet company in support - they use to tell me that if a customer experiences something negative, they will tell 10 people. If they experience something positive, they will tell 1 person.
Why is [...]

31Jul2008 | Abu Zayd | 58 actions | Continued
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Interest In A Pension

Your level of interest in a pension,
reflects your lack of desire to become a martyr.

29Jul2008 | Abu Zayd | 1 action | Continued
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The Myth Of Being Busy

Many people, when invited to an Islamic event, respond using the word ‘busy’.
“I can’t, brother. I’m busy tonight”.
But is this really true?
I mean, first of all, is it true that you can’t. Can’t means that you physically cannot, no matter what. That it’s impossible for you to do what you are being invited to. Often, [...]

26Jul2008 | Abu Zayd | 1 action | Continued